Chain like Phyllosilicate is
A. Amphibole
B. Chlorite
C. Palygorskite-sepiolite
D. Imogolite
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Phyllosilicate, are a compound with a structure in which silicate tetrahedrons each consisting of a central silicon atom surrounded by four oxygen at the corners of a tetrahedron are arranged in form of sheets or chains.A chain like phyllosilicate is Palygorskite-sepiolite. Both of them have similar fibrous or lath-like morphologies, but palygorskite exhibits more structural diversity.
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